Best PlacesHenly, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Henly, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Henly ranks 764th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Henly
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Henly's strengths and weaknesses
Where Henly ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Household income$134,218 median, better than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 161 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
Where Henly ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 12% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 14% of towns
- Short commute33.0 minutes each way, better than only 20% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 27% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 32% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Henly
A household needs to earn about $191,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Henly home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $134,218, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Henly's effective rate of 1.06%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Henly
Henly runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Henly.
Who works in Henly, and how
Work in Henly centers on manufacturing and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 33%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Henly
Henly has more restaurants and bars per resident than 81% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Henly and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Henly, month by month
Henly sees roughly 161 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 42. The comfortable stretch runs March through May and October through December.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 50° | 42° |
| April | 80° | 68° | 59° |
| July | 96° | 84° | 75° |
| October | 82° | 70° | 61° |
Flying in and out of Henly
Austin-Bergstrom International sits about 30 miles away. It is a large hub and boarded 10.7 million passengers in 2025, with 127 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Henly
Schools across Henly average a B+, better than 81% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Dripping Springs ElB+ · 52% proficient
- Walnut Springs ElB · 50% proficient
- Blanco ElB · 45% proficient
Top middle schools
- Dripping Springs MiddleA− · 58% proficient
- Danforth J HA− · 58% proficient
- Lyndon B Johnson MiddleB+ · 48% proficient
Top high schools
- Dripping Springs H SA− · 65% proficient
- Wimberley H SA− · 62% proficient
- Lyndon B Johnson H SA− · 62% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Henly school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Henly measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Henly against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Henly
Is Henly a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Henly ranks 764th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on what local pay buys, a strong job market, and an educated workforce, and lowest on air quality and summer heat. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Henly expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $707,508. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $134,218 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Henly safe?
Yes, Henly is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $232 per resident a year.
Compare Henly with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Henly. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Henly represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Henly detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Henly: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Henly: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Henly: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Henly: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Henly detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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